Mandopop

Mandopop (or mandapop) is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin pop music". The term refers to C-pop in whic

Mandopop (or mandapop) is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin pop music". The term refers to C-pop in which the lyrics are in Mandarin Chinese. Sometimes, the same song is produced in both Cantonese (Cantopop) and Mandarin versions.

For a long time Taiwan was the centre of mandopop, with artists from other countries with large Chinese communities like Singapore and Malaysia also contributing artists who became popular with the large Taiwanese record labels such as Rock Records. Mandarin pop resembles and is influenced by the Japanese enka style of music, which is equivalent to Country Music.